Transcript jep2spring2015

Personality
Nature of
Perceptions
Motivation
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Our personality is a function of
Genetic and Environment
Which personality variable is a good
predictor of job performance for a
majority of jobs?
Conscientiousness
_____ are individuals who are able
to adjust to their settings and
therefore get promoted
Self-monitoring.
Low self monitors get promoted
faster than high self monitors
True
False
False
What is self efficacy?
Confidence in accomplishing a
specific task. Individuals with high
self efficacy learn better.
What are the four reinforcement
strategies?
Positive Reinforcement
Negative reinforcement
Punishment
Extinction
What are the four reinforcement
strategies?
Positive Reinforcement
Negative reinforcement
Punishment
Extinction
The highest need as per Maslow’s
Needs Hierarchy
Self actualization
regresses back to lower needs
According to ERG, when higher
level needs are not met, the
individual _______
Need for affiliation
Desire to establish and maintain
friendly and warm relations with
others
______ is based on the phenomenon
of social comparison
Equity Theory
According to Tuckman, in which
stage of group development is there
a lot of conflict _________
Which of the following are stages of
decision making (as per the classical
decision making model)
List all alternatives
List consequences of alternatives
Rank the alternatives
select the best alternative
All of them
What are the two major concepts as
per March and Simon:
Satisficing
Bounded rationality
Firing the CEO is
One solution for ending escalating
commitment
The biggest problem with group
decision making is.
It is slower than individual decision
making
What are some of organizational
interventions towards stress
management
Job redesign
Job security
Flexible work hours
Telecomuting
Exercise facilities
According to Tuckman, in which stage of
group development is there a lot of conflict
_________
Storming
Based on the punctuated equilibrium
model of group development, your
performance in your group project is
based on _________
Your group processes during the
equilibrium phase However the
performance is based on work you
do after this exam
Informal rules among group
members are called
Group norms
What are three ways of reducing
social loafing?
Make individual contributions
identifiable
Make individuals feel valuable
to the group
Keep team small
What are some of stressmanagement strategies for
individuals?
Time management
having a mentor
Meditation
Social support
What are some of organizational
interventions towards stress
management
Job redesign
Job security
Flexible work hours
Telecomuting
Exercise facilities
The relationship between stress and
performance is _______
An Inverted U
Some individuals are more prone to
stress than others. True or False
True
Type A
Ability
The highest need as per Maslow’s
Needs Hierarchy
Self actualization
regresses back to lower needs
According to ERG, when higher
level needs are not met, the
individual _______
Define need for affiliation
Desire to establish and maintain
friendly and warm relations with
others
______ is based on the phenomenon
of social comparison
Equity Theory
_____ are collections of feelings,
beliefs and thoughts about how to
behave that people currently hold
about their jobs and organizations
Work attitudes
What does ASA stand for
Attraction, Selection and Attrition
Which of the following can be traced
to a specific cause:
Emotion or mood
Emotion
Which of the following factors are
associated with job satisfaction:
1) personality
2) social influence
3) values
4) the movie I watched last night.
1) personality
2) social influence
3) values
Best of luck for Tuesday’s exam
No question for you!
What is motivation?
The psychological forces that
determines a person’s behavior,
effort and level of persistence at
work.
Which need (as per Maslow) talks
about needs for social interaction,
friendship and affection
Belongingness (social) needs
What is self efficacy?
Confidence in accomplishing a
specific task. Individuals with high
self efficacy learn better.
What is demography?
Obvious aspects of a person– age,
gender, ethnicity etc,
What is scientific Management
A set of principles and practices
designed to increase performance by
stressing job simplification and
specialization
The five core dimensions of the
Job Characteristics Model are
Skill Variety
Task Identity
Task significance
Autonomy
Feedback
(personality and JCM)
The three dimensions of motivation
are
Intensity
direction
Persistence
What are the three lower order needs
as per Maslow
Physiological
safety
Social
What are the four different ways of
changing behavior based on the
operant conditioning model?
Positive Reinforcement
Negative reinforcement
Punishment
Extinction
Define learning
A process through which individuals
change their behavior based on
positive or negative experiences in a
situation
According to the Socio-Cogntive
theory, what are the three drivers of
learning
Self efficacy
Vicarious learning
self control
__________ is the process by which
people make sense about the world
around them
Perception
Being seen as a friend of a powerful
person _______
is called Basking in Reflected Glory
The tendency to underestimate the
influence of situational factors and
over estimate the influence of
personal factors in evaluating
someone else’s behavior is ______
Attribution Error
Attribution theory has been used to
explain ______
Stock prices
_______ are cognitive frameworks
that represent organized knowledge
Schemas